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The Sun has Spots today.

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The Moon and sun are such large objects that tracking is not needed. There is enough light to have a fast shutter speed, just need to use the delay timer to let things settle down.

Thanks for your comments
TristanP said:
Did you use a MaxView 40? How did you deal with tracking seeing
how the camera is on a fixed tripod? Nice solar pics.

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Scott Bass said:
pete w said:
Some of you would have already seen this set up, i am showing it
for those who have not. The 828 has an adapter from Scopetronix
that allows me two locate directly into the Meade telescope.



Here is two of my moon shots





I then attach a Solar filter to the telescope so i can take
pictures of the sun. This is a typical output Sun Spots an all,
with the solar filter. taken today using smart zoom and wide. This
shot has not been cropped.



I then removed the Solar filter and added to the 828 the following
filters
ND4
ND8
ND400

Then attached to the telescope, i had the 828 at full tele and
used smart zoom.

If you try this remember the sun is now direct to the eyepiece!!!

I still had to use F8 and 1/3200 to get these close ups of the sun
spots.

These are the spots just below center.



This is the spot in the lower right.



All the time this little lady was buzzing me.



Not a bad day after all.

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I have a feeder nearby the spot where i do my sun shots, the hummers will come very close if you keep still. Thanks for asking.
Chris_S said:
The Bird shot was great also. How did you capture it? was it
hovering nearby?

chris
pete w said:
Some of you would have already seen this set up, i am showing it
for those who have not. The 828 has an adapter from Scopetronix
that allows me two locate directly into the Meade telescope.



Here is two of my moon shots





I then attach a Solar filter to the telescope so i can take
pictures of the sun. This is a typical output Sun Spots an all,
with the solar filter. taken today using smart zoom and wide. This
shot has not been cropped.



I then removed the Solar filter and added to the 828 the following
filters
ND4
ND8
ND400

Then attached to the telescope, i had the 828 at full tele and
used smart zoom.

If you try this remember the sun is now direct to the eyepiece!!!

I still had to use F8 and 1/3200 to get these close ups of the sun
spots.

These are the spots just below center.



This is the spot in the lower right.



All the time this little lady was buzzing me.



Not a bad day after all.

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http://www.wraight.smugmug.com
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It's hard to believe one can get sun spots THAT close nowadas - and that ain't no Hubble...

I have a technical question though: how did you manage to get that colibry shot? Those "little ladies" usually don't wait long in one place...

Thanks for sharing!
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pete w said:
Some of you would have already seen this set up, i am showing it
for those who have not. The 828 has an adapter from Scopetronix
that allows me two locate directly into the Meade telescope.



Here is two of my moon shots





I then attach a Solar filter to the telescope so i can take
pictures of the sun. This is a typical output Sun Spots an all,
with the solar filter. taken today using smart zoom and wide. This
shot has not been cropped.



I then removed the Solar filter and added to the 828 the following
filters
ND4
ND8
ND400

Then attached to the telescope, i had the 828 at full tele and
used smart zoom.

If you try this remember the sun is now direct to the eyepiece!!!

I still had to use F8 and 1/3200 to get these close ups of the sun
spots.

These are the spots just below center.



This is the spot in the lower right.



All the time this little lady was buzzing me.



Not a bad day after all.

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pete w

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the flowers right next to where i had the telescope set up.

The sun spots are at full tele and smart zoom with the telescope. i was surprised also.
Nikolai Sklobovsky said:
It's hard to believe one can get sun spots THAT close nowadas - and
that ain't no Hubble...

I have a technical question though: how did you manage to get that
colibry shot? Those "little ladies" usually don't wait long in one
place...

Thanks for sharing!
--
Nik
Sony DSC-F828 (IR-mod)
http://www.photosocal.com (powered by smugmug)

'The art of photography mostly consists of being in the right place
at the right time having the right equipment and the right attitude'
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pete w

http://www.wraight.smugmug.com
 
by defining the edges of the sun or moon better,even if you do not take the pics using the smart zoom.
pete w said:
The sun spots are at full tele and smart zoom with the telescope. i
was surprised also.
Nikolai Sklobovsky said:
It's hard to believe one can get sun spots THAT close nowadas - and
that ain't no Hubble...

I have a technical question though: how did you manage to get that
colibry shot? Those "little ladies" usually don't wait long in one
place...

Thanks for sharing!
--
Nik
Sony DSC-F828 (IR-mod)
http://www.photosocal.com (powered by smugmug)

'The art of photography mostly consists of being in the right place
at the right time having the right equipment and the right attitude'
Click to expand...
--
pete w

http://www.wraight.smugmug.com
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